I generally liked the first two Venom films which is why I’m disappointed – but not surprised – the third one came out so wonky. It’s in Sony’s nature to push too hard on their borrowed Marvel characters and screw … Continue reading
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a film start out so scattered and be able to pull out just in time to turn in a pretty great film. But make no mistake, I found the first half pretty mediocre. I … Continue reading
While Madame Web is a certifiably bad movie, there’s part of me that kinda sorta liked parts of it. Certainly not the editing, choppy action, lack of motivation, blundering dialog, and the sense the whole thing should have been act … Continue reading
I’m such a sucker for Marvel films… and I’m not even a comic book fan. Just something about their whimsical nature – when they aren’t being universe ending – that appeals to me. The Marvels is a mashup of three … Continue reading
Wow… Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is the most movie I think I’ve ever seen. It’s a wildly over-stimulated, hyperactive, visually stunning, hyper-kinetic, full-tilt boogie, dazzling, chaotic pieces of pop art sensory overload. And it somehow works perfectly. It could have … Continue reading
Despite the fact you can see the gears at work in this film, Guardians 3 did for me what few MCU films have done: it made me genuinely concerned about the characters and it made me care. Care enough to … Continue reading
To screw up a metaphor, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special melted my Grinch heart. I was just telling a friend I really don’t watch Christmas movies on a loop. I’ll watch ’em and the schmaltz might make me … Continue reading
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a very busy film without, thankfully, being a very messy film. They manage to stuff the movie to the (ahem) gills with character and plot without the whole merry-go-round flinging everyone off in a fit … Continue reading
Well, here’s another cozy little corner of Marvel Comics… Marvel horror? I guess? I suppose we’ve dipped our toes in here with Wanda and the Darkhold and some of Dr. Strange (especially Multiverse of Madness). And this Disney+ special has … Continue reading
Thor: Love and Thunder is going to be a hard movie to rewatch. The first half of this film is so corny that it almost single-handedly ruins Thor and the MCU in its cheesy overkill. But the second half… the … Continue reading